Smash’: watching whole TV seasons in one fell swoop
The availability of complete seasons of TV series for DVD and download marathon viewings has made it almost impossible for me to watch a show on a week-by-week basis. I can’t stand the suspense of...
View Article‘No Way Back’: sex & drugs propel topical thriller
There is a pleasing Alfred Hitchcock-style undertone to the latest Andrew Gross thriller, “No Way Back,” which William Morrow published today. The action starts in a New York City hotel with the...
View ArticleFilm Society series ‘Man of Steel’ marks Lancaster’s 100th birthday
Born in New York City the same year that Grand Central Terminal opened, Burt Lancaster became the rare movie star of his era who insisted on miscasting himself (in the eyes of studio chiefs) in a...
View Article#FridayReads ‘Terminal City’ by Linda Fairstein
In 1997, Linda Fairstein found one of the most winning formulas in crime fiction — a historic New York City location combined with a contemporary murder investigation — and she has used it to spin 15...
View Article‘Days and Nights’: Chekhov in Connecticut
The very gifted stage actor Christian Camargo makes an auspicious film directing debut with “Days and Nights,” an adaptation of “The Seagull” set on a rambling Connecticut estate in the early 1980s....
View Article‘Devil’s Bridge’: taking chances with success
Although it might seem foolhardy to mess with a winning formula, Linda Fairstein has taken a big chance with her latest New York City crime novel, “Devil’s Bridge” (Dutton). Fans such as myself have...
View Article‘Queen Bess’: when the mighty fall
Open Road Media has reissued Jennifer Preston’s 1990 biography, “Queen Bess: An Unauthorized Biography of Bess Myerson,” which tells the stirring and sad story of the barrier-breaking first Jewish Miss...
View Article‘Killer Look’: fashion world murders
Linda Fairstein’s great character, Alex Cooper, is officially on leave from her job as New York City assistant district attorney in the new novel, “Killer Look” (Dutton), but she still manages to get...
View ArticleLinda Fairstein – keeping a crime series fresh
One of the best parts of the dog days of summer is the annual publication of a new installment in Linda Fairstein’s ongoing series of crime novels about New York City assistant DA Alexandra Cooper....
View Article#FridayReads ‘The Masterpiece’
If you love New York City history, the novels of Fiona Davis are must reading. The writer made a smashing debut with “The Dollhouse,” which dealt with the fabled Barbizon hotel for women, and followed...
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